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Team Jebsen - Driver’s Profile

Facts
Name Darryl O’Young
Date of birth March 26, 1980
Place of birth Vancouver, B.C. (CAN)
Lives in Hong Kong
Height 5’8”
Weight 158 lbs.
Marital status Single
Family Origin Sun Wue, Guangdong Province (CHN)
Sporting career
2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia - five rounds: Shanghai (pole and two podiums);
Zhuhai (pole, podium), Macau (pole and win)
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup
The successful pairing of Jebsen and Darryl O'Young makes motorsport
history when becoming the first Chinese team to contest a full season in
top-flight European sportcar championship. Backed by Schnabl Engineering.
The team works to help to build the image of Hong Kong and China in international motorsport.
2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (Overall Champion, 7 wins out of 12 rounds)
FIA GT Championship, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – 1 Round: 24-Hours Of Spa
Signed to Red Bull Driver Development program for 2007
2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (3rd overall, 3 wins including Macau Grand Prix and 6 podiums)
Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. 3 Rounds: Monza, Silverstone, Nurburgring
FIA GT Championship, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. 1 Round: Zhuhai – 4th In Class
Battery Town Porsche GT3 Cup New Zealand, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. 3 Rounds
2004 Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia (5th overall, 2 podiums)
Porsche Sports Driving School Hong Kong Program Instructor (2004 – present)
2003 Formula Renault 1600 U.S. Pro Championship Series (3rd overall)
Formula Renault 2000 North American Pro Championship Series finale
NASA 25 Hour Endurance Race (2nd in Class)
Mercedes Benz AMG North American Driving Program Instructor
2002 Formula Renault 1600 U.S. Pro Championship Series (4th overall)
BMWCCA North American Challenge (Champion)
BMWCCA Race, D Modified BMW, (2 Wins, 2 Runner-Ups in Four Races)
NASA Timex 12 Hour Endurance Race
Attended Panoz Racing School at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, USA
2001 U.S. Russell Racing School Runoffs (finished top 5 out of 90 competitors)
ASN Canada/FIA, SCCA, and ICSCC Formula Ford 1600 Racing (3 Wins, 2 Runner-Ups in 5 Races)
Euro Tuner Fest (1st in class Time Trials)
BMWCCA Race (2nd )
NASA Timex 12 Hour Endurance Race (team Finished 3rd in class and 7th overall out of 55 entries)
Attended Russell Racing School at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California, USA
2000 ASN Canada/FIA Formula C Shifter Kart Canadian National Championship (Champion)
IKF ICA Karting USA National Championship (Champion)
ASN Canada/FIA Regional Formula C Karting Championship (Champion)
Recipient Of The Prestigious WKA Greg Moore Memorial “FAST AWARD”
1988 – 1999 Volkswagen North American Advanced Driving Program Instructor
9 Overall WKA Karting Championships
Yamaha Light Northwest Gold Cup Karting Champion
Three ‘Sportsman of the Year’ Awards
Began Karting at the age of eight